A schoolteacher, a servant girl, and bandits in 1920s Indiana — silent film chaos ensues.
A young Indiana schoolteacher finds himself embroiled in local conflicts when he falls in love with an indentured servant and must discover the identity of a gang of bandits who are terrorizing the local population.
Acting
Henry Hull's physical storytelling before his horror icon era.
Production
Authentic Indiana locations capturing rural 1890s atmosphere.
Director
Oliver L. Sellers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Henry Hull later became Universal's Wolf Man in 1941's 'Werewolf of London' — quite the career pivot from this wholesome schoolmaster.
The film adapts Edward Eggleston's 1871 novel, considered the first accurate fictional depiction of actual Midwestern frontier life rather than romanticized East Coast fantasies.
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